Smith and Violet Jessop-a nurse who also survived the sinking of the Britannica in 1916. Players won’t just explore the massive vessel, they’ll also talk to several key historical figures, including captain E.J. Vintage Digital Revival is recreating the Titanic’s passengers along with the ship. It’s our way of driving the player through the actual historical timeline of the Titanic voyage.” Players will control a fictional passenger attempting to solve a murder mystery aboard the doomed vessel in a story that will take them through the ship. “Now you have to go to this part of the ship, etcetera.
“The story is also a way to force the player to do certain things,” Lynskey said. This photorealistic recreation of the Titanic is the game’s main draw, but Lynskey said that narrative and gameplay are important for keeping people engaged Nameplates shine above crew doors, silverware rests on fussily prepared tables in a recreation of a French cafe (staffed mostly by Italians, the game informed me as I wandered through). Read More: 'Return of the Obra Dinn' Is a Beautiful Murder Mystery by the Creator of 'Papers, Please'Įven at the demo stage, the Titanic is painstakingly recreated in the game.
It’s a proof of concept-not much more than a tour of the finished portions of the virtual ship with some running commentary from the player character-and it’s stuffed with historical facts that pop up as players wander the halls of the luxury liner. The demo follows a fictional ship inspector wandering the Titanic ahead of its maiden voyage.
The team has already released an impressive demo. Tom Lynskey, Creative Director of Vintage Digital Revival, and his team are behind Titanic: Honor & Glory, an upcoming video game where players solve a mystery aboard a historically accurate recreation of the doomed steamer in virtual reality.
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